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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op again. Goldfish is until 12 years. What do we do if they don't learn basics by then?[/quote]
By the time they get to pro, they already know how to swim and can pass a swim test for most camps/classes.  Pro is learning how to do things like breast stroke and butterfly.

A lot of kids can get stuck, and some of it is kind of instructor specific.  My youngest was the only one who did goldfish, and he was stuck at gliders 2 for about six months.  They are looking for you to have mastered a very specific skill, so my advice would be to just focus on that one skill.

You can also just take classes somewhere else.  My eldest got very sad about never getting moved up when we were doing county classes, and I just moved her.  She did fine!  Since your kids can likely make it past a basic swim test (swim 25m freestyle and backstroke), you can sign them up for a developmental program with a year round swim team.  Or join a pool over the summer and do the swim team there.  As they get older, that will be more fun anyways.  Or just drop swimming!  They can swim better at this point than 90% of adults!

- mom of 4 competitive swimmers (1 at a d1 level)[/quote]

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